Subject: [iyf] IYF-Murder in San Jose
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:47:53 -0500
From: owner-iyf-online@gpac.org
MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Editor: Clare Howell, clare@gpac.org
Contact: Gwendolyn Smith, gwen@gwensmith.com
MURDER IN SAN JOSE
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[San Jose, CA: 26 Jan 00] THE BODY OF ALINA,
a transgender youth, was retrieved from the
trunk of a car here by San Jose police on
16 Jan 00. Little about the case is known
at this time, but it appears that Alina
suffered injuries to her neck.
21-year-old Scott Santino, who owned
the car, has been arrested on suspicion of
murder and is being held without bail.
Alina was well-known at the Billy
DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center in
San Jose where she worked as a volunteer
and was a member of their youth group.
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